Adjustable mirror.



C. L. FITGHET.

ADJUSTABLE MIRROR.

ARPLICATION FILED mmza, 1913.

1,1 06,503, Patented Aug. 11, 1914,

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ADJUSTABLE MIRROR.

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C. L. PITCHE'I'.

ADJUSTABLE MIRROR.

APPLICATION FILED JAILZS, 1913. 1,106,503. Patented Aug. 11,1914,

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CHARLES LEEFITCHET, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

ADJUSTABLE MIRROR.

Licence,

To all who/m, it may concern: f

Beit known that I, CHARLES LEE Frrci-IET,

` a citizen ofthe United States, residing at the wall, instead of tothe'furniture.

San Jose, in the county of Santa Clara and i State of California, haveinvented a new` and useful Adjustable Mirror, of which the following isa speciiication..v j

This invention relates to an adjustable mirror of a type shown in aforinerpatent of mine, No. 97 8,573, December 13th, 1910,

wherein the mirror may be adapted to a the upper surface of thefurniture clear and free from obstructions. i i i Another `object of thepresent invention is to enable the mirrors to be adjusted in additionalplanes, thereby extending the utility of the device. Other objects areto improve the general construction and` facilitate the use of thedevice. l

Y Referring tothe drawings: Figure V1 is a front elevation, showingfthedevice applied to a dressing table. Fig. 2 is aside elevation. Fig. 3 isa plan view, dotted lines indicating a few of the adjustments. `F ig. 4is a front elevation of the device in a modified form, adapted for beingattachedI to Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the modification shown inFig. 5. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig.`

5, showing a further modification. Fig. is a' front elevation of anotherform of the device as constructed in combination l'with an umbrellastand and hat rack. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the form shown in Fig.7. Fig. 9 is a perspective of the traveling frame. Fig. 10 is a sideelevation similar to Fig. 2, showing the traveling framel in anotherposition.` Fig. 11'is a section on line x11-x11, Fig. 1. Fig. 12 is aperspective of the supporting frame. Fig. 13 is an enlarged section online mls-x13, Fig. 1. Fig. 14 is an enlarged section on line w14-m14,Fig. 2. Fig. 15 is anenlarged view in side elevation of the spring reel.F ig. 16 is a Specification of Letters Patent.

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ApplcatonledJanuary 28, 1913. Serial No, 744,768.

section in detail of the end of the slotted tube.

1 designates `a dressing table to the back of which -is secured aU-sliaped bracket 2, shown in detail in Fig. 12. At the upper end of thebracket 2 is a socket 31 which receives a pin 4 which supports a bracket5. A tube 6 which supports the socket `extends from the socket Sto apoint near the floor and is secured to a cross brace 7 the latterbeingattached to the rear legs 8 of the dressingtable 1. At the upperend the tube 6 is supported by bracket 2. The tube 6 acts as a leg tosupport the structure, thereby relieving `the dressing table from theweight 'of the structure, and a caster 9 is employed at the lower end ofthe leg 6. In order to brace the leg 6, a guy 10 extends between a lug11 on the socket 8 and a lug 12 on the `lower end of the leg 6. i

The bracket 5 supports a track from which the mirrors are suspended andin the pi'eseiit embodiment this track comprises a pair of rods -13which project forward `from the bracket 5 and are strengthened by guys14.

Traveling on the rods 13 is a carriage `comprising a plate 15 havingarms 1 6 carrying rollers 17 which ride on the rods 13. Swiveled belowthe plate 15 is a plate 18 shown in detail in Fig. 13, which has lugs 19supporting a horizontal rod 20. Projecting down from each end of the rod20 is "a vertical rod 21 which at its lower end is connected to ahorizontal rod 22. Projecting forward from rod 2O is a U-shapedfra1ne`23, and projecting forward from the rod 22 is a similarly shapedframe 24. Projecting forward from the center of rods 2O and'22 arebrackets 25 in each of which is gpivoted a pair of rods 26 and at theouter ends of rods 26'are blocks 27, and extending horizontally fromblocks 27 are tubes 28.

The rods 26 and mirrors carried thereby are vsupported by the `frames 23and 24. Slidably supported by horizontal U-shaped each `pair of tubes 28is a side mirror frame comprising `horizontal bars `29 which areconnected to an inner vertical bar 80 and an outer vertical bar 31. Theouter bar 31 has hollow elbows 82 which act as sockets to slip over theouter ends of tubes 28 and are `ordinarily supported thereby, as shownin Fig. 1. The outer mirror frame thus formed iS eldably supported bytubes 28 having rollers 33 which project from' `bars `29 into the tubes2S, the latter having grooves 34 formed therein which receive therollers'33 and act as guides, as clearly shown in Fig. 11. f The framewhen moved outwardly so that the socket elbows 32 are disengaged fromtubes 28, may be swiveled in a horizontal plane, the bars 29 being`revoluble on blocks 35 which carry the rollers 33. When thcframehoweveixfis engaged with bars 28, as shown inFig. 1, it vis rigidwith the bars 28 and may be swung'bodily in a vertical plane, while theframe'38, can. swingV in a horizontal plane' on its pivots 39.

` Inorder to illuminate the mirrors, electric lights 42 may be carriedby brackets 43 projecting up from tubes 21. These lights may beelectrically connected in any desired man` ner.

It will be observed that the three mirrors are adjustable in many ways.Thus, all three mirrors may be adjusted bodily ina horizontal plane,backward and' forward along the Atrack 13; either oneor both of the sidemirrors may be moved bodily in a horizontal circular path by' swingingbars'r26 on their pivotal support 25; either one of the side mirrors canbe swiveled on a vertical axis after disengaging socket elbows 32 topermit the frame to*swingrelativelygto sup-s porting bars 28'; eachsidemirror may also be swung in averticalplane on its kpivots 37 gthevcenter `mirror in addition to being adjustable bodily` along thetrack 13, can be swung in a horizontal plane pivoting on piv` ots`39`and can also be swung ina vertical plane on pivots 41; all threeymirrors may bejadjustcd at a unit bodily in a horizontal plane'byswinging the rods 13 and bracket 5 so that pin 4 turns in socket 3; orVall three mirrors may be swiveled as va unit around a vertical axis ofwhich the table 1S is the center... Thus, with these mirrors 4and uni-4versal adjustments it is possible to arrange the mirrors in any positionAor combination of positions with respect to each-other or to the roomin which they are used, toafford views at all possible angles and as theentire structure-is suspended ata point above the dressing table, thesurface of the dressing table is left clear and :tree for its normaluse.

Furthermore, practically all `strainfrom the` weicht of the device isremoved from the.

furniture by the leg `2.

course, retained. j

Figs. 4 and'5` show another `form inv'vliich the device is adaptedfor'being secured; dif rec'tly to the kwall instead of being attached jto the furniture. The device `in this form is v secured to the wall 'bymeans of screws, driven through the rods .21. 1

In theformshown i Fig. 6in place of the leg 2 and guy 10, I provide asocket'44'which is. secured to the wall 45, and Va pin`4b pro-Y jectsfrom the bracket 5a thereby permitting the entire device ,toabe swungbodily with respect to the wall, the pin 4b swivelingin j socket '44. rAll. otheradjustmentsnare, of

` Figs. 7 and 8 sho-w anotherform the device is combinedwith a hat rackand` umbrella stand,`and in` this formf47- desigi nates a .pedestalwith'annular dripbasin 48 at thejlower end,vand`havingj an umbrella rack49 at an intermediate point. A rtube 50 is adj ustably. mounted' in thelpedestali47- for vertical adjustment therein andthe bracket` 5b whichcarries the mirror device basa socket 51 which receivestheupperiend ofthe post 50.,4 The posthasafs'eries of slots 52, either. ofne of whichis` adapted'toyreceive aslidablepin 5 3 in the socketfl, the lpin 53serving to detachablylockthe bracket 5l and attached Aparts intheangular4 position desired.` Pin 53 is securedfagainst loss byV a.chain 54. 55 designates. a hat.rackproject4 ling. from `the bracket 5P.,

In all three forms of the invention, a chain t 56V maybe employed, oneend. of which'is coiled on `a reel 57 carried bythe-plate ,15. Thechainextends forward and over a sheave 58supported on the louter ends ofA"rods 13 and provided witha ring v59 enabling yit to be graspedbyltheiingers.;` A. coil spring 60 is arranged in themreel5`7 to rotatethe saine Vto coilup ,the ,chain.]56.,ffBy. pulling the carriage Aandmirrors suppo'rtedthereby, to bringV the samel intoV the j desiredposition.V

, along the -horizontal track. Itjshouldbe understoodthat the tensionoflthespring `.60` is down onring 59 chain 56v will move `forward j ionly suiiicient to take up slack yin chain 56 j andV keep the samereeled up,` so' that it. is free and does not dangle below thehorizontaltrack and interferewiththe use of the mirrors Thelspring 60 doesnotexertany movement or .appreciable influence on the moi/'ement of thelmirrorsalong the horizon- -tal track; l/Vhenever the chain 56 is pulled upon4to drawthe mirrors forward,lthe chain-` will lbe completely unwound jbeforeA it exerts any pull 'uponthereel 57V to `move the mirrors alongthe track. V When the chain is released, 'the springGOwvill react ,and`coil up the chain so far as possible.`

Vha't I claim is: j

l. A support, a horizontal track pivoted onsaid support, a ycarriagetraveling along` saidtrack, a table swiveled onsaidcarriage,

a plurality of mirrors supported by said table, means for adjusting thetwo outermost mirrors bodily in a horizontal circle, and axially on avertical axis, and axiallyr on a horizontal axis.

2. A support, a horizontal track pivoted on said support, a carriagetraveling along said track, a table swiveled on said carriage, aplurality of mirrors supported by said table, means for adjusting thetwo outering the same from one end thereof, a mirror,

means for suspending the mirror under said track and permitting themirror to travel along said track, aflexible connection extending fromsaid means to the front of the track, and means for automatically takingup slack of said flexible connection.

A support, comprising a socket, a bracket having a pin projecting intosaid socket, a track supported by said bracket, a mirror suspended undersaid track and movable alo-ng the track, a pin slidable in said socket,said rst pin having a series of slots adapted to be engaged by said pinto hold the track and mirror in various angular positions. y

6. A support, a track comprising a pair of rods secured at one end tosaid support, a carriage, rollers on the carriage traveling on saidrods, a frame suspended from said carriage, a mirror pivoted in saidframe, side mirror frames with horizontal rods pivoted to said firstframe, mirrors in the side frames, and a mirror in the first ame.

7. A support, a track comprising a pair of rods secured at one end tosaid support, a carriage, rollers on the carriage traveling` on saidrods, a frame suspended from said carriage, a mirror pivoted in saidframe, side mirror frames with horizontal rods pivoted to said firstframe, mirrors in the side frames, and a mirror in the first frame, saidside frame mirrors being adjustable horizontally in said side frames.

S. 1n an adjustable mirror, a center frame, side frames with horizontalrods pivoted to the center frame, said side frames comprising horizontaltubes having longitudinal slots, side mirrors in said side frames, saidmirrors having projections extending into said slots, and vertical barsforming the outer edges of said outer mirror frames with socket elbowsreceiving the ends of said slotted bars.

9. A leg, a bracket at the upper end thereof, a horizontal track withone end supported in said bracket, a carriage traveling on said track, amirror suspended from said carriage, a cross brace at the lower end ofsaid leg adapted to be secured to the furniture, and a U-shaped frameadapted to be secured to the furniture and connected to the upper end ofsaid leg.

10. A horizontal track, means for supporting the same from one endthereof, a plurality of mirrors, frames supporting said mirrors, meanssuspending said frames below said track, said frames being adjustablewith respect to each other, and U-shaped frames projecting from thesupporting means, said mirror supporting frames riding upon saidlJ-shaped frames when swung outwardly and being supported thereby.

1l. A device of the character described comprising a central frame, amirror, a pair of side mirrors pivotally mounted upon said central frameat the center thereof, said side mirrors adapted to be moved radially tothe center of said central mirror.

12. A device of the character described comprising a central frame, amirror, said mirror being mounted upon said frame to swingvertically andhorizontally, a pair of side frames with mirrors therein pivot-allymounted upon said central frame, said side mirrors being mounted on saidside frames to swing vertically and horizontally.

13. A device of the character described comprising a central frame, amirror, said mirror being mounted upon said frame to swing verticallyand horizontally, a pair of side frames,imirrors in said side frames,said side frames being pivotally mounted upon said central frame at thecenter thereof, said side mirrors adapted to be moved radially to thecenter of said central mirror.

14. A device of the character described comprising a central frame, amirror, a pair of side mirrors, each of said side mirrors beingpivotally mounted upon said central frame at the cent-er thereof, and asupport upon which the central and side frames are pivotally mountedwhereby said mirrors may be swung as a unit in any adjusted position.

ln testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles,California, this Qid day of January, 1913.

CHAS. LEE FITCHET. 1n presence of GEO. T. HAoxLnY,

ll/IAnTHA M. LANGE.

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' Washington, D. C.

